Ethos Financial Group LLC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF $QUAL

Ethos Financial Group LLC cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (BATS:QUAL) by 11.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,787 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,364 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF were worth $3,412,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Empire Life Investments Inc. now owns 6,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 344 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $723,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 0.3%

QUAL stock opened at $219.24 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF has a 52 week low of $181.55 and a 52 week high of $220.24. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $214.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $205.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.05.

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks, selected and weighted by high ROE, stable earnings growth and low debt\u002Fequity, relative to peers in each sector. QUAL was launched on Jul 18, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.